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Thursday, July 28, 2016

After the cancellation of last Thursday's card at Canterbury Park due to extreme heat, we're happy to resume the Thursday Handicapping Helper today. Ten races are on tap tonight at Canterbury, with the first two being Quarter Horse races. All of the Thoroughbred races are on TVG, with pick 4s available starting in races three and seven, and the pick 5, with a small carryover, beginning in race six.

Don't forget, we also have a free guide to Canterbury, courtesy of Equinometry,
with historical stats, racing styles, and other thoughts that should
help you if you don't have experience playing there. We'd like to thank
Lenny Moon for putting the guide together.

Life a Riley (#8)-Third race off long layoff and improving towards best numbers; trainer 66 rating overall (TimeformUS) but 90 3rd off layoff-Finished good closing second in dirt sprint last out while racing against strong speed bias, previously only one second in seven fast track dirt starts-Draws third leading rider at the meet, 17% wins---big upgrade over previous rider, 5% 12/1 on ML

Best Bet: R4 #10 English Town (10-1 ml) -- By English Channel o/o a Cape Town mare he's bred to improve for this switch to turf. Not only is he back in v non-winners, but he is in for a tag for the first time for trainer Bernell Rhone who typically spots his new acquisitions realistically.

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

In Canada, there is a resolution with the regulator that will allow tracks to report payouts in increments that will not reflect the pool size. Jeff, on behalf of HANA and Canadian horseplayers has let the organization's thoughts be known. If you'd like to write the regulator and lend your support, please do.

Re: Canada Gazette, Part I, Vol.
150, No. 24 — June 11.

From:

Jeff Platt, President

Horseplayers Association of North America

93 Campbell Road
Keswick, Virginia 22947

July 20,
2016

Mr. Baird,

I am writing
you on behalf of over 3,000 members of the Horseplayers Association of North
America – many of whom are Canadian – to express our profound objection to the
language published in the Canada Gazette-Vol. 150, No. 24 — June 11, 2016
regarding “pay out price” definitions.

As you know,
pari-mutuel pools are finite and paid out on the sum of the pool minus takeout,
divided by the amount of money in winning tickets. A ticket with a $100,000
pool after takeout with one winner holding a twenty cent ticket receives
$100,000. If tracks are allowed to publish winning tickets in, for example, a
$2 denomination (as proposed) the payout price shared with the public would be
$1 million dollars.

This is a
fictitious, made-up number. There was not one million dollars in the pool to
pay out.

This
practice is clearly, we feel, anti-consumer, and should never be allowed. Another
regulated business – the lottery – would (rightfully) not be able to promote and
advertise a $1 winning ticket that truly paid $10 million, was $100 million at
a $10 ticket denomination. Horse racing should not be allowed to do this,
either.

Pari-mutuel
betting relies on regulators to protect the betting public. Promoting pools
that are fiction or posting payouts that are not real strikes at the very heart
of the game’s integrity. With close to $2B bet by customers in Canada, this is
a very real problem that needs to be addressed.

We propose
that the language be changed to posting payouts at “the pools lowest base wager
amount”, and “in no way will tracks be allowed to publish a payout greater than
the money in the pool.”

We believe
that will solve the problem, for an issue that has gone on for too long.

Thursday, July 14, 2016

The weekly handicapping helper for Thursday, July 14's program at Canterbury Park is now available. Nine races are on tap tonight at Canterbury, with the first two being Quarter Horse races. All seven Thoroughbred races are on TVG tonight, with pick 4s available starting in races three and six, and the pick 5 beginning in race five.

Don't forget, we also have a free guide to Canterbury, courtesy of Equinometry,
with historical stats, racing styles, and other thoughts that should
help you if you don't have experience playing there. We'd like to thank
Lenny Moon for putting the guide together.

-TimeformUS Pace Projector predicts a clear early lead in a race favoring horses on or near the front-Third race off short layoff; back to back 100 Speed Figures after layoff, previous top only 78-Outside post position should help ensure clean trip with a good break5/2 on ML

Thursday, July 7, 2016

The weekly handicapping helper for Thursday, July 7's program at Canterbury Park is now available. There is some rain in the Shakopee, Minnesota, area this afternoon and is forecasted to continue this evening, so if you are playing tonight's races, keep an eye on changes and a possible move off the turf course. There are nine races on the card, with the first two being Quarter Horse events

Don't forget, we also have a free guide to Canterbury, courtesy of Equinometry,
with historical stats, racing styles, and other thoughts that should
help you if you don't have experience playing there. We'd like to thank
Lenny Moon for putting the guide together.

Stormquility (#5)-Top last race TimeformUS Speed Figure with a 100-Drops in class from stakes (TimeformUS Race Rating 110) to allowance (Race Rating of 101)-Pace Projector predicts clear early lead in a race favoring horses on / near early lead9/2 on ML

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